EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Odell Beckham Jr. faced Vontae Davis and Richard Sherman early in his rookie year. Both were at the top of their game at the time. They were established Pro Bowl cornerbacks while Beckham was still a relative unknown with a few career games under his belt.
Neither followed Beckham around the field, covering him whenever he entered their territory. The rookie receiver topped 100 yards in each of those games as it was becoming obvious he was emerging into a star.
"You're the real deal," Sherman told Beckham after that 2014 contest, even if he faced him only sporadically throughout the game.